housing starts
noun
: the number of new houses that people started to build
Housing starts declined in September.
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On the data side, there’s retail sales, housing starts, weekly jobless claims, and existing home sales.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Total housing starts, however, were 1.36 million, down from 1.42 million in 2023, due to a decline in multifamily construction.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The pace of multifamily housing starts has dropped sharply.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The situation isn’t much rosier for new builds: Construction permits declined 1.7% in January from 12 months earlier, while housing starts were mostly flat, federal data showed Wednesday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Total housing starts, however, were 1.36 million, down from 1.42 million in 2023, due to a decline in multifamily construction.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The pace of multifamily housing starts has dropped sharply.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The situation isn’t much rosier for new builds: Construction permits declined 1.7% in January from 12 months earlier, while housing starts were mostly flat, federal data showed Wednesday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Housing starts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20starts. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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